Explorers 1
Columbus took 3 ships on his expedition, what were their names?
The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
What is the name for the New England colonists who led very strict lives?
Puritans
What were the years 1609-1620 known as for the colony? Why was this the case?
The Starving Time - Because they were selfish, not working, and searching for gold and fighting.
The 1st governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who said "We shall be a city upon a hill."
John Winthrop
Who was the first English child born in America?
Virginia Dare
What Empire did Hernando Cortes conquer?
The Aztec Empire
What holiday happened in November 1621 in Plymouth? How long did it last?
The First Thanksgiving, 3 days
In what month and year did the Mayflower land at Plymouth?
December 1620
Who was the first European to reach the coast of North America after the end of Leif Ericson's colonies?
John Cabot
Who settled Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who sailed to Florida, looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What was tobacco known as?
the cash crop
Who were the separatists and what did they believe?
35 pilgrims who were persecuted and believed they needed to separate from the church of England.
Who wanted more religious freedom, and was the founder of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
Who led an expedition to Plymouth Plantation?
Captain Miles Standish
What is the name of the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
Who led the first group of Puritans to the new world?
John Endicott
What did the pilgrims believe about God?
They believed in the providence of God.
What Portuguese Sea Captain led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
In 1692, In Massachusetts, there was a hysterical fear of witchcraft known as _______
The Salem Witch Trials
Prince Henry opened a school of what _______ that taught ______?
navigation, cartography
Who led 1,000 Puritans to Boston and was the governor of Massachusetts?
John Winthrop
Who was Squanto? What did he teach the Pilgrims?
Squanto was an Indian who taught the Pilgrims to plant corn and find good fishing.
Who financed Columbus's Voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
List the 13 Colonies
Sing the Song!